Portrait of a Gentleman

Charles Fraser, Portrait of a Gentleman, ca. 1820, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.15
Charles Fraser, Portrait of a Gentleman, ca. 1820, watercolor on ivory, image (oval): 2 15⁄16 x 2 5⁄16 in. (7.5 x 5.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.15
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Artwork Details

Title
Portrait of a Gentleman
Artist
Date
ca. 1820
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image (oval): 2 15⁄16 x 2 5⁄16 in. (7.5 x 5.9 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — unidentified — bust
Object Number
1999.27.15
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1999.27.15

Artwork Description

It is unclear who the young gentleman in this portrait is, but his formal dress and fashionably disheveled hair suggest that he was a member of Charleston’s moneyed class.

Works by this artist (6 items)

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Charles Fraser, Judge Thomas Waties, 1820, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1934.5.1
Judge Thomas Waties
Artist
Date1820
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Charles Fraser, Henry Trescot, 1821, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1937.7.1
Henry Trescot
Artist
Date1821
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Charles Fraser, Harriet Hampton, ca. 1835, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1946.11.7
Harriet Hampton
Artist
Dateca. 1835
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Charles Fraser, Dr. Joseph Glover, ca. 1820, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1950.12.5
Dr. Joseph Glover
Artist
Dateca. 1820
watercolor on ivory
Not on view

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Carl Weinedel, Charles William McGinnes, 1833, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1945.12.3
Charles William McGinnes
Artist
Date1833
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Anson Dickinson, Charles Francis Adams, 1827, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry L. Milmore, 1950.4.34
Charles Francis Adams
Artist
Date1827
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Goyena family, Bisonte con palmeras (Bison with Palm Trees), ca. 1825-1850, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Teodoro Vidal Collection, 1996.91.16
Bisonte con palmeras (Bison with Palm Trees)
Artist
Attributed to Goyena family
Dateca. 1825-1850
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Goyena family, Col. Joaquin Goyena, before 1834, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Teodoro Vidal Collection, 1996.91.15
Col. Joaquin Goyena
Artist
Datebefore 1834
watercolor on ivory
Not on view